Removable landing perch for bird cages



Sept' 28, 1954 A. J. sHERRY REMOVABLE LANDING PERCH FOR BIRD CGES FiledJan. 16, 1953 INVENTOR. /fzur' J. She/"Pg Patented Sept. 28, 1954inmerso santes iPi-rrr'-rfrrfr foEFIc-E 7mar/romeni: LANDINGPERCH Fon"BIRD CAGES Arthur J'1 Sherry;'Newark;-N; J. LApplication January 16,1953, S'iial v`N6331557 3 Claims. 1

` This invention relates'f-'toal landing'i'perch.

More particularly,- the inventionl hasl reference to a lperch for'cagedbirds, such K'asrca-nariesg-or parrakeets.

In recent years, parrakeetsfor budgerigarshave l'become increasinglypopular' as-dornestic tpets, and among ovvnerslof' these fbirdsflitiisacomni'on practice to leave theubird out fof the cagefforls'u'b- Ystantial periods'of' time,`-to`- allow A'the' -bird'f'the freedom ofthehome.

Parrakeets can be ea'sily trained@ andarecapable of -beingftraineftlWithout a-'ppreoialtilel dii-*liculty, to return voluntarily toAthem-cages. 'i In -suchA instances, -of course,' the Jc'age-doormustlfbekept open.

It hasbeen found-,in this regard-,that aparrakeetl will experienceconsiderableidiflcultyin landing in 'the relatively small area definedFoy fthedoorway 'of vrthe bird cage,1and -`this- .has-k-- the v naturalresult ofdiscouraging the7 .'erlortsl-of the bird to return to the cage.

In view `of Athe above, the mainl---objectlflofizthe present inventionis to provide a landing perch that can-be 'attached to a birdcageatthedoor- Way of the cage, to permit the :bird to make av landing atthe doorway andzreturntto :his cage.

Another object is to provide a landing perch as described Which can beeasily attachedwtoon detached from the birdcagevvall, this beingdesirable, of course, to permittheperohs removal" whenever the doorwayofithecage is to befclosed.

f Another object is to provide aflandingperchas describedv which, whenmounted in placewithin the doorway of a bird cage,.vvillholda-swin'gfing door in an open position.

Still another. object is'fritowfprovide a landing perch as describedwhich Will have end portions extending interiorly and'exteriorly of,the'cage respectively, thus tofacilitatethe birds entering or leavingthe cage. p

A further object of importance is to provide a landing perch of thecharacter referred to which will be so designed as to permit is mountingupon any of various conventional bird cages differing from one anotherin design, Without the necessity oi modifying or redesigning said cages.

Still another object is to provide a landing perch of the type statedwhich will be attractive to the birds, and which will, additionally, becapable of manufacture at relatively low cost.

Other objects will appear from the following description, the claimsappended thereto, vand from the annexed drawing, in which like referencecharacters designate like parts throughout the several views, andwherein:

(Clf. 1519*'226) 4"'YFigur lv is asideelevational view 'of a landinglperch"'iiorr'ned in accordance Withthe present inevefntion',fthe-*dotted 'lines' f showing a second positiorrfof a Vclamp mem-ber,fused Whenthe, perch is 5 --beflngattach`ed'to-ordetached from the cagewall,

Vthe' uall-ofithe"cage-being illustrated fragmenvftarily;

Figurer 2'-is`` asmall-soale elevational view of a bird caigeg-shovvi-ngthe'- lperchV in -operative relationship to said cage; and

Figure .3f-is altransverse sectional-view, the scale "being enlarged;*taken substantiallyv 'on line- 3 3 of Figure '1.

"i'llieierringto" the drawingsin detail, the refer- 'encenu-meraln"1t-'has been applied generally to a fc'a'ge suchl'as'L is used 'toyhouse a parrakeet or caniary. "5T/he cage il u is `provided with a.svvingable Ldoor lzftvhichilin Quererm of-bird cage in Wide spreadluseisisspringiurged to a normally closed 2G -p'csition.

`ftlvhe"-device' constituting the present invention ha'sbeerdesignatedgenerally fat I 4,- and includes 1 anielengated' rod rl Gf'which in' thepresent instance2`-but@noti-necessarily, 1is of circular crosshsectionalicohguration. The-rodfl is adapted --"to""be`disposedwithin'theidoorvvay of thebird "-cage;" thefrod having Ian inner-'end portionshown Y"att-h leftir'fliigu're 1,' that projects into the cage, andano'ut'er' "end'#portion 'that' projects laterally Solandoutwardlyfromthebird cage a substantial distance;` saidouter ieiidportion'l beingshown at the right in Figure 1.

Fixdlyi connected'tofthefinner end portion of -'the'rd Ar-I6`isarstfclamlo member `|8-said clamp '35"'nienrberl'being'- :tormed'fromasingle piece of Mrrc'jldled'plastic or-"the `r-rlike;` and beingintegrally 1- prm'i'd:edffvvithLadepending#legl 2G to Whioliis--cer`n'ented'-orfothlertvise attached a cushioning pad 12 ffsaiid 'pad522 serving to `prevent marring of the lrst clampniemb'erfispositi'oned.

The clamp member I8, at its upper end, is formed with a horizontalportion which may be of arcuate cross sectional configuration so as tobe disposed in contact throughout its area with the underside of the rodIt, the horizontal portion of the clamp member I8 being xedly selandingrod I6 in position within the doorway of the cage. A pad 22 ofcushioning material can be secured to the leg 26, to prevent marring ofthe cage while at the same time assuring a rm grip of the clamp membersupon the cage wall.

As will be noted from Figure 3, the outer end portion of the movableclamp member 26 is extended horizontally along the underside of the rodI6, and is of arcuate cross section for the purpose of snugly embracingsaid rod.

Formed in the outer end portion of the second clamp member is alongitudinal slot closed at its opposite ends, said slot receiving aguide block 32 substantially shorter in length than the slot. The guideblock 32 thus guides the clamp member 26 during the sliding movement ofthe clamp member upon the rod I6, between the full and dotted linepositions shown in Figure 1.

Underlying the slot 30 is a friction plate 34 of arcuate cross sectionalshape (see Figure 3) and disposed below and in contact With the frictionplate 3l?, is the outer end portion of a spring 365 having a dependinginner end 38 that is tensioned to exert a continuous, yielding pressureagainst the leg 26, for the purpose of normally biasing the leg 26 inthe direction of the cage wall. Screws 36 or equivalent fasteningelements are extended through the spring, friction plate, and guideblock for the lpurpose of anchoring these parte to the rod IS.

On the outer end of the clamp member 26 a depending lip 46 is mounted,said lip 40 affording a convenient grip for a user.

The projecting outer end portion of the rod it is preferably providedwith a depending ladder or other device attractive to parrakeets, andaccordingly, spaced eyes 42 are secured to the rod i6, said eyes looselyreceiving eyes M secured to the upper end of a swingable, dependingladder Parrakeets are readily trained to perform tricks on ladders ofthe type shown, and often delight in the performance of acrobatic feats.

Fixedly attached to the rod I6, intermediate the opposite ends of therod, and disposed transversely of the rod, is a fiat platform 4B. Theplatform i6 projects laterally of the rod I6 in opposite directions, asshown in Figure 3, and one end edge of the platform is adapted to engagethe swingable door I2, to hold said door in an open position. Theplatform 48, of course, has its main function in affording a ledge thatcan be used by the bird.

In use of the perch, the finger grip 46 is grasped, and is urged to thedotted line position shown in Figure l. This pulls the leg 28 in adirection away from the leg 20, thereby to permit the rod I6 to beeither attached to or detached from the cage wall, with ease andfacility. When the grip 413 is released, the spring 38 Will urge the leg26 toward the leg 26, thus to hold the rod IB in proper position uponthe cage wall.

It is believed apparent that the invention is not necessarily confinedto the specific use or uses thereof described above, since it may beutilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. Nor

is the invention to be necessarily limited to the specific constructionillustrated and described, since such construction is only intended tobe illustrative of the principles of operation and the means presentlydevised to carry out said prin- 10 ciples, it being considered that theinvention comprehencls any minor change in construction that may bepermitted within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A landing perch comprising a rod adapted to be extended into a birdcage through a doorway in a side wall thereof; a rst clamp member Xedlymounted on the rod and having a depending leg engageable against thecage wall inside of the doorway; a guide block secured to the rod; asecond clamp member having a longitudinal slot receiving the guide blocktc slidably mount the second clamp member on the rod, the second clampmember having a depending leg movable Z5 into and out of engagement withsaid wall outside of the doorway on sliding of the second clamp memberupon the rod; a friction plate secured to the rod and underlying thesecond clamp member to hold the same in slidable Contact with the rod;and a spring secured to the friction plate and having a depending endportion engageable against the second-named leg and tensioned to exertpressure thereagainst tending to bias the second-named leg intoengagement with the cage wall.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a hori- Zontal cross member carriedby the rod projects laterally of the rod to engage a door attached tothe doorway for holding the door in open position.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a ladder is swingingly connected tothe portion of the rod projecting outwardly from the bird cage doorway.

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